Schools need real solutions, not magic-bullet fixes

In the nearly 30 years since publication of the national wake-up call, "A Nation at Risk," the United States has used the silver-bullet approach to fix what's broken in education, trying every fad and ideological whim to improve student achievement. Today we favor the "business" or market approach, hoping to spur higher academic test scores by creating private-school choices, simply measuring achievement through standardized tests or threatening teachers by firing staff or shuttering public

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